St Vincent Mercy HospitalElwood, IN
St Vincent Mercy Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Elwood, Indiana, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 40 min in its emergency department, 51 min shorter than the Indiana average of 2 hr 31 min.
- Time ZoneEST
- CountyMadison
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS18095
- Area Code765
Visiting St Vincent Mercy Hospital
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 40 minutes in the emergency department at St Vincent Mercy Hospital. That is 51 minutes shorter than the Indiana average of 2 hours 31 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with St Vincent Mercy Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.8% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, St Vincent Mercy Hospital was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 17.6% | 17.3% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
St Vincent Mercy Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 331 patients. | 100 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 16 patients. | 110 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 35 patients. | 308 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 1,957 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 122 patients. | 94% | 78% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Doctors at St Vincent Mercy Hospital
24 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 12 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Indiana hospital finances.
Who owns St Vincent Mercy Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc., a non-profit organization, incorporated 1955.
41 doctors and other clinicians list St Vincent Mercy Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around St Vincent Mercy Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Madison are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Madison is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Madison are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Indiana earn a median $83,500 a year. Healthcare salaries in Indiana.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Indiana shortage areas
Find doctors in Elwood
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Elwood, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at St Vincent Mercy Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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